Category Archive: BangShift XL, Craigslist Find, FORD, TRUCKS, XL Online Find
Rough Start: Never Pass On A Properly Lifted Ford Explorer…They’re That Good!
Back in 2009 I had the opportunity to purchase a lifted Ford Explorer that had been passed around some of the guys I worked with in the Army. Forest green and tan, a mild lift kit and 33s, and...
Creativity Knows No Bounds: Anyone Want A Mud Truck Made From A Crown Victoria?
Ever since moving to Kentucky at the tail end of 2013, I’ve been quick on the draw with jokes about the state. Some aren’t deserved. Some are just quick jabs, like the Kentucky Fried...
Rough Start: The Nicest Vega GT We’ve Seen…Ever! Still All Original!
The Chevy Vega is a car whose reputation is solidified and earned. A car that General Motors had envisioned would be the machine they could use to turn the tide against a sea of Volkswagens and...
Rough Start: A 1974 Pontiac Grand Am That Is Infinitely Cooler Than Any Other Car In The Parking Lot
You know things are getting bad when you get excited to see a clean, well-kept late 1980s Chevy Cavalier in a parking lot, only because it’s not another silver or dark gray crossover. Yeah,...
This Chevrolet R3500 Is Missing It’s Engine…What Would You Stuff Into The Engine Bay?
The other day I posted up a square-body GMC that had no bed that I had dreams of turning into a big-block flatbed howler. That didn’t seem to go too well, so I’m gonna send up another...
Rough Start: This 1982 GMC Dually Has “Wicked Work Truck” All Over It!
If there is a good side to what you are looking at, it’s the price. Only $900 of your hard-earned dollars from your rainy-day fun need to be sacrificed in the name of picking up a square-body...
Not Malaise Yet: This 1973 Plymouth Road Runner Was Still Trying To Stay True
Sitting on a used car lot in Colorado Springs in the spring of 2000 was the dead-ringer clone to this car. A bronze 1973 Plymouth Road Runner, 340/auto, with the exhaust tips, Slapstick-shifted...
Rough Start: A Ford Escort GT That Has Seen The Good Side Of A Subaru Fan
I’ve always been prideful about being able to find a reason for just about every car to exist. Some are purposeful, some are fun, some exist purely to terrify lesser drivers, and...
Pimptastic: A 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ That Is Begging To Be Exercised!
Ordinarily, I wouldn’t be a fan of the late 1970s Pontiac Grand Prix. Too baroque, too luxury oriented. The Can Am/Grand Am setup is more my speed, and is more or less the same car. But...
Belts Are Burning: The NHTSA Is Investigating 2015-current Ford F-150s For Seat Belt Pretensioners That Self-Ignite
If there is one safety item that doesn’t deserve any pushback against, it’s the seat belt. Forget air bags that turn the interior of a car into a marshmallow, the basic seatbelt has done...
Rough Start: What Can 131 Cubic Inches Do For You? This 1987 Shelby CSX Is Turbo Gold!
Taking a Ford Mustang and wicking it up isn’t much of a stretch. Taking a Dodge Shadow and wicking it up…now that took some serious talent and a bit of luck. The P-body...
Morning Symphony: Got Cummins? This Monster Of A Challenger Sure Does!
Diesel power works, folks. The engines do everything from farmers with the power to get things done to giving ocean-going workers the ability to cross the seas with ease. They are beastly and you...
Rough Start: A Flamed 1984 Chevy Van Is Always A Good Idea!
It has been suggested that I should leave my comfort zones of vehicle hunting and dig through locations other than the deserts and the High Plains areas of the country, where the metal is awesome and...
